Reseacher of the biological clock at LUMC, Leiden University – The Netherlands

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The Meijer lab focusses on 24-hour rhythms in bodily functions. In humans, rhythms of about 24-hours are generated in an evolutionary old part of the brain, called the suprachiasmatic nuclei. Individual cells of this structure are capable of rhythm generaton. For proper functioning, the cells need to be mutaually synchronized, and are responsive to external light to entrain to the external light-dark cycle. Disturbances in the clock can give rise to sleep disturbances, obesity and depression.